<p>I am planning on transferring to another university as a sophmore. I think what will hurt me most is the fact that college is not liek high school. In high school, all my teachers knew me really well. I would talk to my teachers about things other than just school and when it came time to apply for college, they gave me AWESOME recs. In college however (i'm a freshman), I have not been able to make the same relationship with my professors. How do you suggest I go about doing this? My chemistry class has 300 people and my calculus class has 200 people. I really want to get my letter of recs from the professors who teach these two classes but it seems impossibly. What would I talk about if I go to a professor's office hours? I usually have no questions about the coursework. Thanks for all your help.</p>
<p>first tell them you would like a letter of recc and ask if you can see them over office hours so they can get to know you better. it might be helpful also if you gave them a little mini-resume, a paper with some of your accomplishments/activities, so they know more about you, what EC's you're in, etc. </p>
<p>so glad my NYU classes are small - the professor i'm planning on getting a recc from has me in a class of 15 students, so he knows me well by now.</p>
<p>pmahesh107,
your situation is better than mine actually. my econ class has 500 ppl.!! I could not bear it anymore! so class size of 200 is really no big deal. I'm willing to share some "tips" to get to know your prof.
1)during office hour, talk about the academic problems you meet(i understand if you're really smart, you dont have any questions towards your coursework. then do some study and "research" ahead! you will meet problems anyway, show your passion on these courses to your prof!)
2)sit in the front rows and participate class discussion. (those two tips are what i learn from CC here, thanks to ppl. who are willing to share their experience!)
3)ask your prof. if there is any undergraduate research program for you.(even if there is none, it will be a good chance for the prof to get to know you.)
Hope that helps. :)</p>